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Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma Quality of Family Mealtimes May Affect Kids' Asthma
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Health > Parenting
FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The quality of family mealtimes can affect the health of children with asthma, new research suggests. In the study, U.S. researchers observed the mealtime interactions of members of 200 families with children aged 5 ...
Super Bowl ads: Eminem, Darth Vader, catering dogs Super Bowl ads: Eminem, Darth Vader, catering dogs
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Gossip & Celebrity
NEW YORK In the Super Bowl of advertising, Justin Bieber replaced Ozzy Osbourne and Joan Rivers became a GoDaddy girl. But a pair of commercials by automakers took the early trophy for online buzz. A two-minute ad for Chrysler starring Eminem and a ...
Bilingual People More Adept at Learning Third Language Bilingual People More Adept at Learning Third Language
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Health > Parenting
FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Children who know two languages find it easier to learn a third one than those who know only one language, a new study finds. The research included two groups of sixth graders in Israel who were learning English. One...
TeleNav GPS App to Arrive on Verizon iPhone 4 TeleNav GPS App to Arrive on Verizon iPhone 4
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > AppleMacintosh
TeleNav today announced that the TeleNav GPS application will be available in the Apple App Store as a free download for Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 users when the device is released on Thursday, February 10. TeleNav allows user to access free maps and ...
Overnight ratings up for Super Bowl Overnight ratings up for Super Bowl
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Television
NEW YORK Green Bay's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl has surpassed last year's record-setting game in the Nielsen Co.'s preliminary ratings measurement of big cities. The 2010 game between New Orleans and Indianapolis establis...
Verizon Sells Out First Round of iPhone Orders Verizon Sells Out First Round of iPhone Orders
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Enterprise
Verizon sold out its first batch of CDMA iPhone 4s in less than 24 hours since it started taking pre-sale orders for current customers only. The carrier's servers barely made it through the presale ordering process after an onslaught of demand, which i...
Reagan celebrated by Nancy, Beach Boys on 100th Reagan celebrated by Nancy, Beach Boys on 100th
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Movies
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. Former first lady Nancy Reagan praised her late husband Sunday, laying a wreath on his grave and singing "Happy Birthday" with the Beach Boys as actors, musicians, former advisers and friends paid tribute to Ronald Reagan on the 1...
Michelle Obama visiting Regis and Kelly next week Michelle Obama visiting Regis and Kelly next week
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Television
NEW YORK Michelle Obama is paying her first visit to "Live! With Regis and Kelly." The show announced Monday that the first lady will be a guest of Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on Feb. 9. Mrs. Obama will be in New York to mark the first anniversary...
Motorola Xoom Tablet Comes with Steep $800 Price Tag Motorola Xoom Tablet Comes with Steep $800 Price Tag
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Personal
Leaked promotional images indicate that Motorola might price itself out of the tablet market, with an $800 price tag attached to the Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet. Engadget uncovered a Best Buy ad showing the Xoom will be available in stores on Februar...
Google and EU in antitrust resolution talks: source Google and EU in antitrust resolution talks: source
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Search Engines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) Google and European Union regulators are in early talks to resolve an antitrust probe against the Internet's dominant search engine, a source familiar with the case said on Monday. A deal could avert a lengthy battle and possible ...
"The Roommate" leads soggy Super Bowl box office "The Roommate" leads soggy Super Bowl box office
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Movies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) "The Roommate," a low-budget thriller that received a unanimous thumbs-down from top critics, opened in the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, as the studios braced for the annual sales hit from Sunday's Super ...
Top Jordan website back up after hacking Top Jordan website back up after hacking
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Internet
AMMAN (AFP) Jordan's most popular news website, Ammonnews, said it was shut down by the security services for several hours on Monday before going back online. Access was interrupted one day after it published a statement critical of the government ...
Super Bowl overnight U.S. TV ratings tie record Super Bowl overnight U.S. TV ratings tie record
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Industry
DETROIT (Reuters) Super Bowl XLV scored with viewers, tying for the highest-rated National Football League championship game according to overnight television ratings released Monday by Fox. The Green Bay Packers' 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh S...
Oracle Offers File Management Package for Cloud Oracle Offers File Management Package for Cloud
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Software
Hoping to service the growing market for cloud computing systems, Oracle has packaged two file management software programs into a single integrated offering, called the Oracle Cloud File System, the company announced Monday. The package "allows you t...
"Mixtape" a vital record of black power movement "Mixtape" a vital record of black power movement
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Movies
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) If one of the roles of documentaries is to record and preserve history, "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975" admirably performs its duty. Assembled from extraordinary footage uncovered in the Swedish Television ar...
UN says female circumcision should end UN says female circumcision should end
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Health > Sexual Health
UNITED NATIONS Top U.N. officials are calling for an end to female genital mutilation, saying it violates fundamental human rights and endangers the health of 3 million girls who undergo the practice annually. Anthony Lake, chief of the U.N. Childre...
U.S. "X Factor" winner to get $5 million record deal U.S. "X Factor" winner to get $5 million record deal
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Television
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) Acerbic British music judge and entrepreneur Simon Cowell said on Monday that the winner of the first U.S. version of the television singing competition, "The X Factor," will receive a $5 million record deal. The new talent ...
Aguilera fumbles the lyrics at the Super Bowl Aguilera fumbles the lyrics at the Super Bowl
16 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Gossip & Celebrity
DALLAS (Reuters) Christina Aguilera fumbled a line of the national anthem but at least there were no wardrobe malfunctions during the entertainment segments at Sunday's Super Bowl. The Grammy winner flubbed the lyrics of her rendition of "The Star-S...
Good Child Care May Help Make Up for Troubled Homes Good Child Care May Help Make Up for Troubled Homes
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Health > Parenting
FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- High-quality child care can help reduce the risk of emotional and behavioral problems in children from difficult home environments, say researchers. Using data from a large U.S. study that followed children from birt...
The More Mom Works, the Heavier Her Kids Get: Study The More Mom Works, the Heavier Her Kids Get: Study
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Health > Parenting
FRIDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As if working mothers don't have enough to feel guilty about, a new study suggests that the more time they spend working, the heavier their children become. Researchers at American University, Cornell University and ...
Amanda Holden 'devastated' after losing baby Amanda Holden 'devastated' after losing baby
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Gossip & Celebrity
LONDON (AFP) British actress Amanda Holden was said to be "devastated" on Monday after losing the baby she was expecting in her second miscarriage in nine months. The judge of television talent contest "Britain's Got Talent" was seven months' pregna...
Forrester: SaaS Won't Succeed With Some Apps Forrester: SaaS Won't Succeed With Some Apps
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Software
Given all the hype SaaS (software as a service) has garnered, you might be inclined to think every category of software will be delivered predominantly from the cloud at some point. Not so, says a new Forrester Research report. In fact, SaaS will only...
Game clone raises questions about Mac App Store policing Game clone raises questions about Mac App Store policing
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > AppleMacintosh
The Mac App Stores carefully crafted reputation for raising the app walls high might be undermined withThursdays public allegations by Wolfire Games that Apple allowed another developer to pirate Wolfires game,Lugaru HDand at a far lower price po...
Chrysler looks to score with 2-minute Super Bowl ad Chrysler looks to score with 2-minute Super Bowl ad
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Entertainment > Industry
DETROIT (Reuters) Chrysler Group LLC is hoping to catch its rivals off guard during the Super Bowl by running an unusual two-minute commercial during the most heavily watched television event of the year. The automaker plans to run the ad during the...
Facebook Is Moving to Menlo Park Facebook Is Moving to Menlo Park
17 Hours Ago  |  News > Technology > Enterprise
Facebook is moving out of its current office complex in Palo Alto and relocating to the former campus of Sun Microsystems in San Mateo. Facebook has sent Mashable and other media outlets an invite to a press conference Tuesday, February 8, where it wi...